Wheat Free Fries

I just figured out how to make allergen-free fries for my son - I let him have them now and again if they don't have his other allergens in them, because his allergy to wheat is mild and he LOVES fries.

Cook in corn oil - let it get real hot

-cut potatoes into fry slices
-soak fries in rice milk and lemon juice
-shake wet fries in bag of rice flour, salt, garlic powder, and anything you think muight taste good like fresh chopped up herbs
-put fries in oil and let fry for a couple minutes
-take fries out and let cool on paper towel, if taste like they need more salt - salt lightly.

These were surprisingly just as good as fries I have made before with milk, egg and wheat flour!!

*Please remember your own personal allergies when considering this recipe for yourself

Great Butter Flavored Popcorn without Dairy

I thought I would give bland popcorn a try with just salt one night, as my husband and I were going to be out that night and I didn't want to worry about my son getting into his sister's movie snack and having a reaction. I used white corn kernals and popped them on the stove old-fashioned style with corn oil. As I was adding the salt I recalled how I have added corn oil to other things like mashed potatoes to mimic the butter taste. I drizzled the corn oil on the hot popcorn and mixed it in like a tossed salad. The popcorn tasted great! My mother, who loves real butter, raved about the popcorn and now we have it all the time and my family seems to like it better than the old microwave movie-theatre butter stand-by.

Food Allergies - Vitamin Warning

I just found out that Children't vitamins can contain milk in them. It should have, but it never occured to me to check. My son had been taking a daily multi-vitamin which he needs with all his allergies and was reacting alot to uncommon things. I discovered there was milk in his multi-vitamin by chance it struck me to look at the ingredients.

Substitute for Butter for Dairy Allergic Kids

I have been expirementing with flavors, as I am having a hard time giving up that little dab of butter in my cooking, especially with meats for the extra umph of flavor. But, since I love my son more than butter, a substitute has been found. I use corn oil. In my opinion it kind of tastes like butter. So, instead of rubbing some butter on the skin on my whole chicken, I splatter it with corn oil and salt. I think as long as you use salt and garlic with your meat, you will have enough flavor. And of course cook it slow as not to dry it out.

You can also use it with your mashed potatoes, just don't use too much.

Kale - My New Best Friend

I have been racking my brain as to how to get more vegetables into my son who has multiple severe food allergies. He now at 16 months has begun to be a picky eater with the foods he can have. He hates vegetables with the exception of carrots. I happened to watch "Rachael Ray" a couple weeks ago and Rocco Disperto was talking about Kale and how it was the third highest in nutrients of all the vegetables. I looked into it and boy was he right! Follow this link to find out about all the benefits of Kale - boiled even!!

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38

I have been begun putting Kale into anything I can get away with. The key is to chop it up real small as it is a hearty leaf and does not shrivel easily. I have put it in fried rice, casseroles, homemade Marina Meat & Veggie sauce, and soups. You could even just use it for your salad greens.